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- New UK government publications online this week.
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:51:44 +0000
Important new Government papers this week the latest update from Intute Electoral administration in the UK - Electoral Commission report. Social Housing and Worklessness: Qualitative research findings- Work and pensions research. National Register of Social Housing Bulletin: Spring 2008 - collects social housing data at individual property-level directly from the housing management systems of local authorities and housing associations. Relationship [...] - More on history of Political Party Conventions
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:48:40 +0000
Here are some more useful sites gathered this week. for those looking for background. Republican national political conventions 1856-1992 summaries of all conventions, lists locations candiadates and themes of speeches. prepared by the Library of Congress, a similar paper by the Library for the Democratic party covers 1832-2004. Denver public library has an online video of 1908 convention. includes [...] - Democratic Party National Convention
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:08:19 +0000
Michelle Obama on YouTube [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmIUd-b_iNk] This week the Democratic Party convention will nominate Barack Obama as its official candidate. Listen to Mrs Obamas speech in support of her husband on the YouTube national Convention channel. the official website of the Democratic Convention includes press releases, videos, webcasts of speeches from Barack Obama and his supporters. Also accessible are blog [...] - The BPS Research Digest: What kind of a person blogs?
Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:45:32 +0000
Good question. Fortunately, our friends at the British Psychological Society Research Digest (a free email) have highlighted this research by Rosanna Guadagno at the University of Alabama, who gave three hundred students a questionnaire about their blogging habits and then asked them to complete the Big Five Personality Inventory (a test of neuroticism, extraversion, agreeableness, [...] - New Uk social science publications online this week
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:38:43 +0000
here is the latest round up of full text social science papers online for this week from Intute Economics Nationwide building society - latest consumer confidence survey. Credit crunch making Britons anxious - survey from Mental Health Foundation. Student Price Index ? Higher education students in England face an inflation rate nearing 7% Survey from Open University. Education Mind the Skills [...] - New UK government publications online
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:34:42 +0000
Here is the latest round up from Intute Important new Government papers this week BAA airports - provisional report from the Competition Commission. Early Evaluation of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 Ministry of Justice research. Third Affordable homes development report - Housing Corporation Waste Reduction House of Lords Science and technology select committee HL 163. A Strong [...] - Golden glory for team GB
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:14:23 +0000
It’s day ten and Great Britain currently rank third in the Gold medal stakes at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Summer Games. Current medal rankings can be viewed here. With further details here. View Great Britain’s team profile on the official Beijing 2008 website 12 medals have so far been won in rowing, sailing, swimming and cycling. Browse Intute: [...] - One pint of lager and a pair of your best goggles, please
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:14:20 +0000
We all know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But when that eye is slightly unfocused and moving in small circles, the perceived beauty increases - according to some research recently published by Marcus Munafò at the University of Bristol. Dr Munafò gave heterosexual participants either (i) enough alcohol to get tipsy or [...] - WALL-E meets Ratatouille
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:06:08 +0000
Typically, scientists at the University of Reading are investigating the learning properties of a rat’s brain by connecting it to a robot that navigates by sonar. More than 300,000 rat neurons are kept in a temperature-controlled cabinet well away from the robot. The scientists, led by Ben Whalley, feed the sensory information from the robot to [...] - New UK social science pub lications online this week
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:29:28 +0000
here is the latest round up of new UK social science publications online from the LSE Library and Intute Economics Bank of England quarterly inflation report. August 2008. Education. a failed generation - Conservative party on schools failing in poorer area. scroll down the page for the text Fast Track to Slow Progress Civitas report reveals that 90% of secondary [...] - New Uk government publications online this week.
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:25:49 +0000
Here is the latest round up of new Uk government publications available in full text from the web. as supplied by the Intute editors. A ?User Voice? Study: Jobcentre Plus customers? perspective on the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills’ strategy for skills Food Standards Agency Annual Report 2007-08 [...] - China : useful full text papers on politics and human rights
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:59:34 +0000
here are some sites from Intute which contain useful links to full text papers. The John L. Thornton China Center is a research centre of American think tank the Brookings Institution. It aims to explore the challenges facing the economic and political development of China in the 21st Century and the impact of these upon US [...] - Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:34:23 +0000
It is estimated that over one billion people from around the globe tuned in to the airwaves for the spectacular opening ceremony of this years Olympic Games. Around five million of the viewers were tuned in to BBC One, which is considerably fewer than the eight million who tuned in to watch the opening [...] - Debating the future of Higher Education
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:08:40 +0000
The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) in the process of reviewing how Higher Education works and what government needs to do to ensure that universities stay competitive, and meet the needs of students and employers over the next 10-15 years. To that end, they have started an online debate via a blog hosted on [...] - China, olympics and politics: news resources
Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:28:57 +0000
As the Olympics opens It seemed like a good opportunity to find some useful resources on china , sport and politics . here is the first selection of useful sites from Intute these are all useful for up to date news on china. Xinhua - offical news service from the Chinese government. has photographs, news stories and the voice [...] - Beijing Olympics : counting down
Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:56:23 +0000
With the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games commencing on Friday 8th August, here are some resources to wet your appetite: First up is ?The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games … an insider’s guide ?; an article from Budget Travel magazine. The article contains links to external sites for those travelling to Beijing for the Olympic [...] - Social Sciences event in Belfast
Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:08:57 +0000
I recently attended a great event at Queen’s University Belfast. It was run by ALISS, the UK group for librarians, information workers and researchers. Called Supporting Researchers in the Social Sciences, it featured some cool presentations by various experts in the field. Alan Gomersall from The Centre for Evidence and Policy, King’s College London, spoke [...] - YouTube for fun or education or both
Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:26:23 +0000
Michael Wesch, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology and Digital Ethnography at Kansas State University explores the impact of new media on human interaction (and the impact of human interaction on new media). His YouTube videos, including The Machine is Us/ing Us have been widely viewed and he recently spoke at the Library of Congress providing An [...] - Economics Podcasts from Vox
Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:09:31 +0000
Vox a policy portal set up by the Centre for Economic Policy Research in conjunction with a consortium of national sites, aims to promote research-based policy analysis and commentary. Vox has marked a year in existence by launching a range of new features including a weekly email, events listings and an archive of their past [...] - New Uk government publications online this week.
Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:31:39 +0000
her eis the latest round up of important new Uk government publications online from Intute and the LSE Library. Important new Government papers this week Mortgage finance interim analysis - Crosby report. Energy Prices, fuel poverty and Ofgem Business and Enterprise Committee HC 293 The First Annual Report of the Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy Service Climate change and local, regional [...]
